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US Top Dental School University of Michigan

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is one of the nation's leading dental schools engaged in oral health care education, research, patient care and community service. General dental care clinics and specialty clinics providing advanced treatment enable the school to offer dental services and programs to patients throughout Michigan. The dental school of the University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan was established in 1875. It is currently the number one ranked dental school in the U.S. and fifth in the world according to two independent rankings.

Major renovations and expansion started in the fall of 2018. Updates were made to further the school’s state-of-the-art facilities for teaching dental students, serving patients from around Michigan and conducting world-class research that advances the dental profession. House at the University is the Sindecuse Museum of Denistry. One of a few museums of it's type around the world. d within the School of Dentistry, is one of a handful of museums throughout the world devoted to preserving and exhibiting the history of dentistry

(07/03/2020)

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Sindecuse Museum is devoted to preserving and exhibiting the history of dentistry

The Sindecuse Museum exhibits and preserves a historical museum collection containing over 25,000 objects focused on the history of dentistry with particular interest on dental practice and technology in the United States and Michigan dating from the 18th century to today. It is dedicated to educating it's audiences about the history of dentistry through museum exhibition, related programs, research, and preservation of the collections.

The museum was established in 1991 with a grant from Dr. Gordon H. Sindecuse, a 1921 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Its first professional part-time curator was hired that year. However, the museum's collections had been forming for several decades before the museum was established, as members of the School of Dentistry faculty, including Dr. Charles Kelsey, Professor Al Richards, and dental librarian Sue Segar, preserved and stored equipment, photos, and documents relating to the history of dentistry and the history of the dental school.

The Museum has a collection of more than 15,000 catalogued items, about 15 percent of which are displayed at one time.

For many years, dentistry in America was regarded as a low trade, a sort of “tooth carpentry” practiced by barbers, blacksmiths, and other multitasking professions.

In the early 1800s, practitioners began working to legitimize the profession and lift it to the ranks of a respected medical science. To make tooth care easier, more comfortable, and less hazardous, dentists developed specialized tools and furniture, refining them over the decades. These innovations eventually led to the modern dentist office. 

The Sindecuse Museum is located in the atrium connecting the Kellogg Building with the School of Dentistry on the UM campus. The best way to access it is through the main entrance of the Kellogg Building located on Fletcher Street just off of North University Ave. The main entrance has stairs, but a handicapped entrance is available on the northern side of the building.

Parking can be hard to find on the busy University of Michigan campus, but parking structures are available in the nearby downtown district of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

(06/10/2020)

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